In the case of kidney exchange, this matchmaking happens at a microcellular level. White blood cells contain genetic markers, proteins that help our immune systems distinguish between our bodies and foreign invaders.

For example, BiologicTx currently has 72 people in a computer database waiting to give or receive a kidney. Run the software to find biologically compatible matches among those 72 people, and you get , possible configurations — some long chains, others short.

Some people in the database have no possible matches. Others, genetically blessed, have thousands of potential matching options within the pool. The software ranks those possible pairings based on hundreds of different immunological, genetic and demographic criteria, while also aiming to create longer chains of harder-to-match people which will ultimately result in more transplants.

Full story can be found here. Article from RealTechToday, New device will replace needles in the process of extracting blood Surely there is no one who likes needles.

There are those people that when have to extract blood, watch on the other side, or even lose consciousness.

The blood extraction isn't very pleasing experience, especially when the process is done by someone who is practicing.

After few unsuccessful attempts and cracked veins, the extraction will be successful, but your hand and your veins might be destroyed.

To stop this ignoble procedure yet to allow analysis of the blood of patients, a company funded by DARPA created a new device that you can take out your blood without using a needle.

Although it sounds counter-intuitive, but true. For full story, click here. During this day, the public is encouraged to wear blue and green, hold events and fundraisers, and partner with local restaurants, malls, media, and community organizations in an effort to promote the success of organ, eye and tissue transplantation and the need for registered donors.

Full story found here. Keeping up with them while he's on dialysis is difficult. Becker was born with a birth defect that left his kidneys damaged.

Following 10 constructive surgeries, he had his first kidney transplant at age nine and a second at A year ago, Dan's doctor visits showed that his kidney was starting to fail.

The transplant is the better cure if you will and offers a better quality of life and a longer life as well. He posted the story on his page. It was just amazing," Becker recalled.

The response was so positive that Becker had 60 signs made. They are posted in yards in several communities including Warren County, Anderson Township and Newtown.

For full story and video, click here. As we spend more time at the office, we search even harder for better ways to achieve the mythical "work-life balance".

From taking lunchtime walks to adjusting frustrating commutes to trading old jobs for ones we actually like , we make changes both big and small for the sake of our workplace happiness.

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Ist Dein Lieblings-Evergreen mit dabei? There are those people that when have to extract blood, watch on the other side, or even lose consciousness.

The blood extraction isn't very pleasing experience, especially when the process is done by someone who is practicing.

After few unsuccessful attempts and cracked veins, the extraction will be successful, but your hand and your veins might be destroyed.

To stop this ignoble procedure yet to allow analysis of the blood of patients, a company funded by DARPA created a new device that you can take out your blood without using a needle.

Although it sounds counter-intuitive, but true. For full story, click here. During this day, the public is encouraged to wear blue and green, hold events and fundraisers, and partner with local restaurants, malls, media, and community organizations in an effort to promote the success of organ, eye and tissue transplantation and the need for registered donors.

Full story found here. Keeping up with them while he's on dialysis is difficult. Becker was born with a birth defect that left his kidneys damaged.

Following 10 constructive surgeries, he had his first kidney transplant at age nine and a second at A year ago, Dan's doctor visits showed that his kidney was starting to fail.

The transplant is the better cure if you will and offers a better quality of life and a longer life as well. He posted the story on his page.

It was just amazing," Becker recalled. The response was so positive that Becker had 60 signs made. They are posted in yards in several communities including Warren County, Anderson Township and Newtown.

For full story and video, click here. As we spend more time at the office, we search even harder for better ways to achieve the mythical "work-life balance".

From taking lunchtime walks to adjusting frustrating commutes to trading old jobs for ones we actually like , we make changes both big and small for the sake of our workplace happiness.

But what many of us might not realize is that the biggest mood booster could be sitting in the desk chair right next to us. According to Virgin Pulse's new Labor of Love Report , which explores what employees love most about their jobs, one of the most important factors in enjoying a 9-to-5 gig is the company we keep as we do so.

Nearly 40 percent of survey respondents named their co-workers as the top reason they love working for their company, with 66 percent saying those positive relationships increased their productivity and 55 percent saying they helped mitigate their on-the-job stress levels.

And considering the average American worker spends For full story click here. If successful in human clinical trials, the technology could preserve more donor livers, reduce mortality among those on the waiting list and provide them with better post-transplant outcomes.

As a holiday gift to our staff, each transplant staff member received an official Joy Club tote with a special Joy Club note.